Deluge myth facts for kids

A Deluge myth or Flood myth is a mythical story about a flood. Usually this flood is sent by a deity to destroy a civilisation as a punishment. The theme can be found in many cultures. Well-known examples that are believed to be myths include the story of Noah's Ark in the Bible, the Hindu Puranic story of Manu, Deucalion in Greek mythology or Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Images for kids
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Earth's sea level rose dramatically in the millennia after the Last Glacial Maximum
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"The Deluge", by John Martin, 1834. Oil on canvas. Yale University
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The Deluge, by Francis Danby, 1840. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery
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Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh currently housed in the British Museum in London
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George Smith, who discovered and translated the Babylonian Flood Story